NTSB investigations, 1981
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
Cases, newest first
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981 ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1981 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ATL82FIA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Warrenton, VANTSB SEA82FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Brogan, ORNTSB NYC82FGT06Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Brogue, PANTSB MIA82FLD10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Zephyrhills, FLNTSB LAX82FUA07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Laguna Beach, CANTSB FTW82FQG11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Perryton, TXNTSB FTW81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 690C · Patterson, LANTSB CHI82FEX04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gibson City, ILNTSB NYC82FGM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · West Mifflin, PANTSB MKC82FA011Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kansas City, MONTSB LAX82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 369HS · Lakeside, CANTSB CHI82FEP13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210C · Baraboo, WINTSB CHI82DEX03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lafayette, INNTSB CHI82DEE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Chicago, ILNTSB MKC82FA010Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402C · Mccook, NENTSB LAX82FVG10Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Angels Camp, CANTSB LAX82FVD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210F · Penngrove, CANTSB FTW82FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Venus, TXNTSB FTW82DA031Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker Sidd HS.125 · Laredo, TXNTSB ATL82FKG08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Jefferson, GANTSB ANC82FA010Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 207A · Tyonek, AKNTSB SEA82DYA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Majic Rsrvoir, IDNTSB LAX82FUJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Tucson, AZNTSB LAX82FUA06Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Torrance, CANTSB FTW82DRG16Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Encinal, TXNTSB DEN82FTK02Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1C · Kadoka, SDNTSB ATL82FKJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Birmingham, ALNTSB NYC82DNA09Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Nantucket, MANTSB MIA82FA019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-60 · Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB LAX82FA025Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Antioch, CANTSB DEN82FTG02Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Williston, NDNTSB ATL82FKW03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Concord, TNNTSB MIA82FLD09Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Orlando, FLNTSB CHI82FER16Accident · 1 fatalClosedRutan EZ · Hackensack, MNNTSB CHI82FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T182Q · Lansing, MINTSB CHI82DEC07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Howell, MINTSB ATL82FLG06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hilton Head, SCNTSB SEA82FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mill City, ORNTSB MKC82DCQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Moscow, KSNTSB LAX82FUJ17Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Tucson, AZNTSB LAX82FUJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Scottsdale, AZNTSB FTW82DRG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A-36 · Portland, TXNTSB DEN82DTK01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Elkton, SDNTSB ATL82FLG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Clemson, SCNTSB NYC82FHM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Newburgh, NYNTSB LAX82FA024Accident · 11 fatalClosedBeech C-45H · Honolulu, HINTSB LAX82DUG04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Adelanto, CANTSB FTW82FPD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Electra, TXNTSB FTW82DQG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dalhart, TXNTSB FTW82DA029Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L-1 · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)